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In 2361, the Potemkin was the last Federation starship to make contact with the failed colony on the planetTurkana IV until 2367. The personnel of the Potemkin were warned by the colony's ruling cadres that anyone transporting to the colony would be killed. (TNG: "Legacy")

The Potemkin's officers routinely held a poker game. As a young officer, William Riker took up the game so he could ingratiate himself to his seniors. Fortunately, they realized he was young and inexperienced and decided not to hold it against him, something Deanna Troi reminded him of when Riker later believed EnsignSam Lavelle was doing the same thing aboard the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Lower Decks")

It was also on the Potemkin that Riker tried an unconventional tactic of positioning the ship over a planet's magnetic pole and shutting down the power, in order to confuse an opponent ship's sensors. (TNG: "Peak Performance")

In an internal list of starships, from 26 September 1990, the Potemkin's registry was NCC-8253. [1]

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 176), the registry number of the Potemkin was NCC-18253. In the original Star Trek Encyclopedia (1st ed., p. 321), the ship's registry from the ship list was mentioned.

The LCARS graphic appearing in "Second Chances" depicted the Potemkin with the silhouette of an Ambassador-class starship, contrary to the ship's earlier appearance as an Excelsior-class. The number, 42547, that was next to the silhouette might be the ship's registry; however, this was uncertain.